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Beautiful piece from the “Nuestra Señora del Carmen” mine, Jumilla, Spain, formed by a conglomerate of hexagonal prismatic crystals of orange apatites of great beauty, with a great vitreous shine that react to ultraviolet light, giving pinkish tones; surrounded by bright, spheroidal white calcite, and sharing a matrix with black hematite crystals, with a tabular morphology and metallic luster that could be specularite, as well as bright yellow diopside crystallizations on a jumillite matrix. Asparagine (var. apatite) is a highly sought-after phosphate.
| Shipping Weight | 0,325 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 8,3 × 6,6 × 4,9 cm |
| Specimen Type | Mineral Specimen |
| Specimen Weight | 0.213 |
| Special Characteristics | Classic Locality, On Matrix, Fluorescent, Gem Crystal |
| Locality | Nuestra Senora del Carmen Mines, Murcia, Spain |
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| Mineral Group | Apatite |
|---|---|
| Formula | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl,F,OH) |
| Crystal System | Hexagonal |
| Family | Phosphate |
| Hardness | 5 |
| Mineral Species | Calcite |
|---|---|
| Formula | CaCO₃ |
| Crystal System | Trigonal |
| Family | Carbonate |
| Hardness | 3 |
| Mineral Species | Diopside |
|---|---|
| Formula | CaMgSi₂O₆ |
| Crystal System | Monoclinic |
| Family | Silicate |
| Hardness | 6 |
| Mineral Species | Fluorapatite |
|---|---|
| Formula | Ca₅(PO₄)₃F |
| Crystal System | Hexagonal |
| Family | Phosphate |
| Hardness | 5 |
| Mineral Species | Hematite |
|---|---|
| Formula | Fe₂O₃ |
| Crystal System | Trigonal |
| Family | Oxide |
| Hardness | 6.5 |
| Mineral Group | Pyroxene |
|---|---|
| Formula | XY(Si,Al)2O6 |
| Crystal System | — |
| Family | Silicate |
| Hardness | — |
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